Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto SASMF8I del fabbricante Intel
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Intel ® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Guide Intel Order Number: E33625- 001.
ii Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Guide INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVID ED IN CONNECTION WITH INTEL(R) PROD- UCTS. NO LICENSE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, BY ESTOPPEL OR OTHERWISE, TO ANY INTEL- LECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IS GRANTED BY THIS DOCUMENT.
Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Guide iii Preface This is the primary reference and user ’ s guide for the Intel ® RAID Controller SASMF8I, which can be used for SAS and SA T A II disk dr ives. It contains inst allation instructions and specifications.
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Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Guide v Contents Preface .............. ................................. .............................. ............... ........................... .i i i Audience .......................................... ..
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Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Guide vii Figures Figure 1. Inserting the Intel ® RAID Controller SASMF8I into a PCI Express* Slot ........................................................................... ..................................
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Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Guide ix Tables Table 1. Jumper Descriptions ........................................................ .......................................... 13 Table 2. Specifications ......................................
1 Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Guide 1O v e r v i e w This chapter provides a ge neral overview of the Intel ® RAID Controller SASMF8I. It consists of the following sections: • Summary .
Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Guide 2 The SAS controller supports the ANSI Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) standard, version 1.0. In addition, the controller supports the Serial A T A (SA T A) protocol defined by the Serial A T A specification, version 1.
3 Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Guide • User specified rebuild rate (% of system resources to use from 0-100%). W ar ning: Exceeding 50% rate may caus e operating system e rr ors caused by waiting for contr oller access.
Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Guide 4 SAS and SATA Features • Provides eight independent PHY , each supportin g 3.0 Gbps and 1.5 Gbps SAS and SA T A data transfers. • Scalable interface that supports up to 8 direct attached SAS/ SA T A devices or 8 logical devices.
5 Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Guide Operating System Support The RAID Controller SASMF8I supports major operating sy stems, including: • Microsoft W indows Server 2008*, Mic r oso ft W indows Serve r 2003*, and Microsoft W ind ows XP* • Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 4.
Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Guide 6 not inhibit airflow . The point-to-point SA T A architecture eliminates inherent difficulties created by the legacy A T A mast er -slave architecture, while maintaining compatibility with existing A T A firmware.
7 Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Guide 2I n t e l ® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Installation This chapter describes the proced ures used to install the Intel ® RAID Controller SASMF8I with inte rnal connecto rs.
Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Guide 8 Installation 1. Power off the computer and all drives, en closures, and system components. Remove the power cord from the computer . 2. Remove the chassis cover and access the PCI Express add-in card slots.
9 Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Guide 5. Connect the provided internal cables into the adapter usin g the 4-port comb ined end. Make sure the co ntroller and cab les are properly attached. Plug the cable into connector at the inside edge of the adapter .
Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Guide 10 10. W atch the boot process until you see a BIOS message to info rm you of the key combination to press to enter the RAID BIOS Configuration Utility . It will look similar to the following message: Press <CTRL><E> to run BIOS Console 2.
11 Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Guide Connecting the Cables This section describes the cables used on th e SAS controller and prov ides instructions for connecting SAS and SA T A hard disk drives to the SAS RAID co ntroller . Note: Use only “straight” SA S cables, not “cr oss-over” SAS cables.
Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Guide 12 Replacing a Controller Perform the following steps to replace a failed controller . 1. Power off the computer and all drives, en closures, and system components. Remove the power cord. 2. Remove the chassis cover and access the PC I Express* add-in card slots.
13 Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Guide 3I n t e l ® RAID Controller SASMF8I Characteristics This chapter describes the characteristics of the Intel ® RAID Controller SASMF8I. Figure 4 displays the connectors and headers on the controller and T able 1 describes the m.
Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Guide 14 Technical Specifications The design and implementation of the Intel ® RAID Controller SASMF8I minimizes electromagnetic emissions, susceptibility to radio frequency ener gy , and the effects of electrostatic discharge.
15 Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Guide Fault Tolerance T able 4 shows the RAID Controller SASMF8I fault tolerance features. Maximum Scatter/Gathers 26 elements Maximum Size of I/O Requests 6.
Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Guide 16 Electrical Characteristics This section provides the po wer requirements for the RAID Controller SASMF8I.
17 Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Guide A Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations BIOS Basic Input/Output System. Software that provides basic read/write capability . Usually kept as firmware (ROM based). The system BIOS on a server board is used to boot and control the system.
Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Guide 18 SAS Serial Attached SCSI. A serial, poi nt-to-po int, enterprise-level devi ce interface that leverages the proven SCSI protocol set .
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Intel SASMF8I è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Intel SASMF8I - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Intel SASMF8I imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Intel SASMF8I ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Intel SASMF8I, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Intel SASMF8I.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Intel SASMF8I. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Intel SASMF8I insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.